Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL SERVICE COMMUNITY THROUGH INFORMATION SYSTEMS, TRAINING, AND ADVOCACY. A SHARED DATABASE IS PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED FOR THE BENEFIT OF MORE THAN 300 SOCIAL SERVICE SITES THAT PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS CLIENTS AND FAMILIES. THE DATABASE TRACKS CLIENT SERVICES, USES OF FUNDS, AND CASE GOALS.
TO STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL SERVICE COMMUNITY THROUGH INFORMATION SYSTEMS, TRAINING, AND ADVOCACY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IS THE PROVISION, USER SUPPORT, AND MAINTENANCE OF A SHARED CLIENT DATABASE THAT MEETS HUD STANDARDS FOR A HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS).
MAINTAINED A COMPUTER DATABASE CONSISTING OF CLIENT SERVICE RECORDS TO ENABLE MORE THAN 300 AGENCY SITES TO TRACK AND SHARE CLIENT INFORMATION. THE SHARING OF DATA AVOIDS DUPLICATION OF SERVICES, OPTIMIZES LIMITED RESOURCES, AND PROVIDES STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR AGENCY MANAGEMENT, FUNDERS, GOVERNMENTS, AND PUBLIC POLICY MAKERS. MORE THAN 300 AGENCY SITES PARTICIPATED BY ENTERING DATA REGARDING CLIENT SERVICES AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THE DATABASE ALSO SERVED AS THE HUD MANDATED HMIS (HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM) FOR CONTINUUMS OF CARE LOCATED IN THE STATE OF KANSAS AND ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.
ADMINISTERED SEVEN UTILITY ASSISTANCE FUNDS, AND FOUR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUNDS USING THE DATABASE DESCRIBED ABOVE. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS INCLUDED MANAGING BANK ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATING CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO SOME SIXTY PARTICIPATING AGENCIES; MONITORING DATA ENTRY FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS; ENFORCING ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES; SERVING AS LIAISON BETWEEN UTILITY COMPANIES, AGENCIES, AND CLIENTS; AND PAYING BILLS ON BEHALF OF ELIGIBLE CLIENTS.
THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A GRANT UTILITY ASSISTANCE FUND PROVIDED BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. THE FUNDS ARE USED TO PROVIDE ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| John Rich | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $105,507 |
| Chuck Tickles | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Sweeney | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Patty Sullivan | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Chiquita Miller | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Arlene Mathews | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Evelyn Hill | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Terry Collins | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Hilary Becker | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Atchison | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Keith Washburn | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Maria Lopez | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Ben Stelter-Embry | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| John Swanton | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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